MEPs' gender balance by country - 1999 Constitutive session Men Women > 75 < 25 55 - 75 25 - 45 45 - 55 45 - 55 25 - 45 55 - 75 ≤ 25 ≥ 75 non-EU countries non-EU countries Women Men Chart European Union Belgium Denmark Germany Ireland France Italy Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom Greece Spain Portugal Sweden Austria Finland 70% 30% 72% 28% 62% 38% 63% 37% 67% 33% 60% 40% 89% 11% 67% 33% 65% 35% 76% 24% 84% 16% 65% 35% 80% 20% 59% 41% 62% 38% 56% 44% Gender balance of MEPs by country Country Women Men European Union EU 30% 70% Belgium BE 28% 72% Denmark DK 38% 62% Germany DE 37% 63% Ireland IE 33% 67% France FR 40% 60% Italy IT 11% 89% Luxembourg LU 33% 67% Netherlands NL 35% 65% United Kingdom UK 24% 76% Greece EL 16% 84% Spain ES 35% 65% Portugal PT 20% 80% Sweden SE 41% 59% Austria AT 38% 62% Finland FI 44% 56%
MEPs' gender balance by year Constitutive session Chart 1979 84.0 16.0 1984 82.0 18.0 1989 81.0 19.0 1994 74.0 26.0 1999 70.0 30.0 2004 69.0 31.0 2009 65.0 35.0 2014 63.0 37.0 2019 59.0 41.0 Gender balance of MEPs by year Year Women Men 1979 16% 84% 1984 18% 82% 1989 19% 81% 1994 26% 74% 1999 30% 70% 2004 31% 69% 2009 35% 65% 2014 37% 63% 2019 41% 59%
